Tony Khan would be happy to work with Charles Barkley.
NBA legend Charles Barkley is a known wrestling fan, and he has had a successful run as a host of "Inside the NBA". However, TNT Sports will lose their NBA media rights to Amazon after the 2025 season. Barkley previously signed a 10-year contract in 2022, and he has expressed his intent to stay with TNT for the rest of his contract.
Speaking on The Dan Le Batard Show, AEW CEO Tony Khan was asked about Charles Barkley doing work with AEW with his Turner future up in the air.
"I don’t know. Charles Barkley is a wrestling fan, I think. We presented the Inside The NBA team with AEW Championship belts. He was great and very gracious. We’ve worked with Shaq and Shaq is one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever met or worked with in my entire life. I know that Shaq has been great to AEW. I don’t know what the future of the NBA holds, but Charles Barkley, as far as being one of the top hosts in all of sports and being one of the most entertaining people in all of television, I think he adds to any sport he’s involved in. If he wanted to come to AEW, we would love that. Absolutely, I would encourage that and support that," Khan said.
The Young Bucks previously gifted the "Inside the NBA" team with AEW Titles. More information is available here.
In April 2024, Barkley said that he was ready to beat up Chad Gable for attacking Sami Zayn. Check out his comments here.
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